Dunkin’ Brands Group, Inc. [CANTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: DNKN) announced that Kate Jaspon, interim CFO, has been promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Jaspon was appointed interim CFO in April and replaces Dunkin’ Brands CFO Paul Carbone, who left the company. Ms. Jaspon joined Dunkin’ Brands as Assistant Controller in 2005. She was later promoted to Vice President, Controller and Corporate Treasurer, and since 2014 has held the title of Vice President, Finance and Treasury. Ms. Jaspon came to Dunkin’ Brands from KPMG LLP, where she spent eight years supporting both public and private companies as an auditor.

United States Steel Corporation [PITTSBURGH] (NYSE: X) announced that Pipasu Soni will serve as Interim Chief Financial Officer in the role vacated by David B. Burritt upon his appointment as President & CEO. Soni, currently the company’s Vice President – Finance, will now oversee all of the company’s financial activities until an active search for a permanent CFO is completed.

Eli Lilly and Company [INDIANAPOLIS] (NYSE: LLY) announced that Derica Rice, executive vice president global services and chief financial officer, will retire after 27 years of service with the company. Rice is also a member of Lilly’s executive committee. Rice joined Lilly in 1990, holding numerous roles in finance and operations throughout his career. He was promoted to his current role in May 2006 after serving as Lilly’s vice president and controller. Rice also has served as Lilly’s general manager in the United Kingdom, executive director and chief financial officer of European operations and chief financial officer for the company’s operations in Canada.

Knoll, Inc. (NYSE: KNL) [EAST GREENVILLE, Pa.] announced that Craig Spray will resign from his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. In the interim, Charles Rayfield, Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller, will assume the role of Chief Accounting Officer and Acting Principal Financial Officer.

Critical Alert Systems [JACKSONVILLE, Fla.] announced that Dave Sokalski has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Critical Alert, Mr. Sokalski was Chief Financial Officer at Grinder Wear Parts for five years. From 1994 to 2011, Mr. Sokalski held responsible positions as controller, senior controller, director of finance, and accounting at companies in various industries.

Advanced Health Media, LLC [NEW PROVIDENCE, N.J.] announced that Frank Spender has been appointed to the position of SVP & Chief Financial Officer of AHM. Frank has served as VP Finance at AHM since January 2016. Prior to joining AHM, Frank spent 16 years in various financial leadership roles at IMS Health and its subsidiaries.

Apptio [BELLEVUE, Wash.] announced the appointment of Kathleen Philips to its Board of Directors. Kathleen currently serves as chief financial officer of Zillow Group and will bring her expertise to Apptio’s Audit and Compensation Committees. Kathleen joined Zillow in 2010 as general counsel, and served as chief operating officer from 2013 to 2015.

Cocrystal Pharma, Inc. [ATLANTA, GA and BOTHELL, WA] (OTCQB: COCP) announced the appointment of James J. Martin to the position of Chief Financial Officer. Since February 23, 2017 Mr. Martin had served as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Cocrystal. From 2014 to 2016 Mr. Martin was the Chief Financial Officer of VBI Vaccines, Inc. Since 2010, Mr. Martin has also served as the Chief Financial Officer of Non-Invasive Monitoring Systems, Inc. From 2014 to 2015, Mr. Martin served as Chief Financial Officer of Vapor Corp, Inc. after serving as Chief Financial Officer of NYSE listed TransEnterix, Inc. from 2010 to 2013. Earlier in his career, Mr. Martin held finance positions at Aero Pharmaceuticals, AAR Aircraft Services and Systems Products International. Mr. Martin was also an Operations Specialist with the U.S. Navy from 1985 to 1990.

Healthx, Inc. [INDIANAPOLIS] announced that Jim Meer has been named chief financial officer. Prior to joining Healthx, Meer was senior vice president of finance at Appirio. Prior to Appirio, he was vice president and corporate controller at Salesforce. He also serves as a Board Member of Financial Executives International and on the Board of Visitors for the Byrum School of Business at Marian University.

Itron, Inc. [LIBERTY LAKE, Wash.] (NASDAQ: ITRI) announced that Joan Hooper has been appointed senior vice president (SVP) and chief financial officer (CFO). Hooper will take over the CFO role from Robert Farrow, Itron’s interim CFO since March 2017. Farrow will remain with the company as its vice president, strategic planning and treasury. Hooper most recently served as the CFO of CHC Helicopter, from 2011 to 2015. Prior to CHC, she held several finance executive positions at Dell, Inc. from 2003 to 2010, including vice president and CFO for its Global Public and Americas business units, vice president of corporate finance and chief accounting officer. Hooper also was CFO of FreeMarkets. In addition, she held a variety of senior finance positions at AT&T.

Proterra [BURLINGAME, Calif.] announced that Amy Ard has joined the management team as chief financial officer. Before joining Proterra, Ard was CFO at AMG Advanced Metallurgical Group (AMG).

Velocity Commercial Capital [WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif.] announced that Mark Szczepaniak has joined the company as its Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Velocity Commercial Capital, Mr. Szczepaniak was the Managing Director of Finance at PennyMac, CFO of Prospect Mortgage, CEO of Prospect Insurance and CFO of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle.

Concert Pharmaceuticals, Inc. [LEXINGTON, Mass.] (NASDAQ: CNCE) announced that Ryan Daws, Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the company. Mr. Daws served as CFO of Concert since January 2014.

Greenfields Petroleum Corporation [HOUSTON, TEXAS] (TSX VENTURE: GNF) announced the appointment of Jose Perez-Bello as the Company’s new Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer. Perez-Bello has served as the Company’s Vice President and Controller since August of 2012. He replaces A. Wayne Curzadd, who has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer since August of 2012, has stepped down from those positions to assume an advisory role with the Company.

Calix, Inc. [PETALUMA, Calif.] (NYSE: CALX) announced the appointment of Cory J. Sindelar as Interim Chief Financial Officer following the previously announced departure of the Company’s former Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Sindelar served as Chief Financial Officer at Violin Memory, Inc., and earlier as CFO of Kilopass Technology and Ikanos Communications. Sindelar also previously served as vice president, corporate controller, and principal accounting officer at Legato Systems.

Cloudflare [SAN FRANCISCO] named Thomas Seifert as chief financial officer (CFO). Most recently, Seifert served as executive vice president and CFO at Symantec. Prior to Symantec, Seifert served as executive vice president and chief financial officer at Brightstar. Before Brightstar, he was chief financial officer and chief accounting officer at Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) from 2009 until 2012. He managed the company’s financial operations and was AMD’s interim chief executive officer for eight months in 2012. Seifert also held a number of executive roles earlier in his career in the technology and wireless industries at Qimonda AG, Infineon Technologies AG, and Wirelines Communications Business Group.

Texas Capital Bancshares [DALLAS] announced that Peter Bartholow, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of the parent company, will retire. Julie Anderson, who is currently the bank’s Chief Financial Officer, will be promoted to parent company CFO. Mr. Bartholow will remain COO and a member of the board of directors until his retirement. Ms. Anderson joined Texas Capital Bank as the corporate controller in 1999, just two months after the company’s founding, and was promoted to her current position in 2013. Mr. Bartholow joined the bank as CFO and member of the board in 2003 shortly after the company’s IPO. He assumed COO responsibilities in 2013.

Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. [SAN CARLOS, CA] (NASDAQ: LBIO) announced that Gregory Schiffman, Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the company. Lion’s accounting, tax and financial reporting functions will continue to be provided by Franco Valle, current Principal Accounting Officer and Controller, and Lion’s other in-house accounting personnel. Mr. Valle joined Lion Biotechnologies in July 2016 and has been responsible for such functions since then.

Rennova Health, Inc. [WEST PALM BEACH, FL.] (NASDAQ: RNVA) announced the appointment of Michael Pollack as Interim Chief Financial Officer. Since 2005 Mr. Pollack has been with KBL, LLP, most recently serving as Partner-in-Charge of KBL’s audit quality and control, and the Partner-in-Charge of KBL’s Public Company (SEC) Practices Group.

BioNovelus, Inc. [Phoenix] announced that Chief Financial Officer Mark R. Johnson has left the Company to pursue other interests. Company founder and CEO Jean Ekobo will assume the role of interim CFO until a permanent successor to Mr. Johnson is named.

Watts Water Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: WTS) announced that the Board of Directors has named Dean P. Freeman, currently the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, as interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Freeman joined the Company in October 2012 and was appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in November 2012. Mr. Freeman previously served as Senior Vice President of Finance and Treasurer of Flowserve Corporation from October 2009 to October 2011. Also while at Flowserve, Mr. Freeman served as Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the Flowserve Pump Division from 2006 to October 2009. Prior to Flowserve, Mr. Freeman served as Chief Financial Officer, Europe for The Stanley Works Corporation. Mr. Freeman also served in financial executive and management roles of progressive responsibility with United Technologies Corporation and SPX Corporation.

The Madison Square Garden Company (NASDAQ: MSG) announced that Bob Pollichino will retire as executive vice president and chief financial officer in the fall of 2014. Until then, Mr. Pollichino will continue with the company, while assisting with the search for his successor, which the company is commencing. After his retirement, Mr. Pollichino will continue to advise MSG as an active consultant for 12 months.

The Henry Ford has promoted Brent Ott to Chief Financial Officer. Ott has served as manager of financial strategy and analysis for The Henry Ford since 2011. Ott started his career with The Henry Ford in 2000 and began working in the finance department in 2005 as financial analyst for the institution.

Amneal Pharmaceuticals LLC announced that Rochelle Fuhrmann has joined the fast-growing generics manufacturer as Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Fuhrmann was most recently Senior Vice President, Finance at Warner Chilcott plc. Prior to Warner Chilcott, Ms. Fuhrmann held various positions in finance, corporate accounting, and investor relations at AT&T Inc. She began her career at Coopers & Lybrand LLC (now PriceWaterhouseCoopers) in Boston.

Frontier Utilities, LLC announced that Chris Weaver has joined its executive team as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Weaver joins Frontier Utilities from AP Gas & Electric LLC where he was Controller and then Chief Financial Officer before becoming Chief Executive Officer. Prior to AP Gas & Electric, he spent several years with Deloitte where he managed audit services to utility and power generation clients.

Sterling Infosystems announced Daniel P. O’Brien as its new Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Sterling, O’Brien spent much of his career in the telecommunications industry as CFO of Hawaiian Telcom Holdco, a former Verizon subsidiary, and Global Crossing, a subsidiary of Level 3. Earlier in his career, he led the initial public offering of Genuity Corporation as its Chief Financial Officer. He also served as CFO for GTE Corporation, taking a leading role in its merger with Bell Atlantic. This merger led to the formation of Verizon. Most recently, O’Brien served as CFO of Jackson Hewitt.

Nintex announced that Eric Johnson has joined the company as chief financial officer. Johnson comes to Nintex from Jive Software, where he served as vice president of finance. Prior to joining Jive, Johnson spent seven years at Serena Software, holding financial and operational leadership positions, including director of finance and accounting for the Americas and Asia Pacific and vice president of worldwide sales operations. Johnson also held finance positions with Sequent Computer Systems, which was acquired by IBM, and with InFocus.

Gravitant® announced it has hired Ken Kieley as its Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Gravitant, Ken was Senior Vice President of Finance at RetailMeNot. Prior to RetailMeNot, Ken was CFO of a number of networking and software companies including Uplogix, Wayport (which was acquired by AT&T) and Netsolve (which he led to a successful IPO and subsequent sale to Cisco).

Boart Longyear Limited (ASX: BLY) announced that Jeffrey Olsen will be joining the Company as its Chief Financial Officer effective April 1, 2014, replacing Jay Clement who was Acting CFO. Jeff has served as Chief Commercial Officer for Rio Tinto’s Iron & Titanium business since 2010. Prior to that time, he was Chief Financial Officer for Rio Tinto’s Borax and Minerals divisions for approximately eight years and held other financial roles at Rio Tinto for another six years earlier in his career. Jeff’s experience also includes financial roles at General Chemical Corporation and Xerox Corporation in the United States.

Emulex Corporation (NYSE: ELX) announced the appointment of Kyle B. Wescoat as Senior Vice President (SVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO). In addition, Wescoat has also assumed the role of Emulex Treasurer. Wescoat comes to Emulex with more than 25 years of CFO experience in a variety of well-regarded private and public companies, including Orange County companies VIZIO, VANS, and most recently, Skullcandy.

Spherix Incorporated (SPEX) announced that it has appointed Richard Cohen as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cohen joins Spherix after spending three years with CorMedix Inc., where he served as President, and a member of its board. Mr. Cohen was also a member of the board of directors of Dune Energy Inc. from 2008-2012 and served as a director and Chairman of the Audit Committee of Rodman and Renshaw from 2008 to 2012. Mr. Cohen replaces Michael Pollack who was serving as Interim Chief Financial Officer of Spherix.

Kite Pharma, Inc. announced the appointment of Cynthia M. Butitta to the newly created position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Kite, Ms. Butitta served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of NextWave Pharmaceuticals. Previously, she was Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Telik, Inc. Previously, she served as Vice President of Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer for Connetics, Inc.

AutoNation, Inc. (NYSE: AN) announced that Cheryl Scully, Vice President and Treasurer of the Company, was appointed interim Chief Financial Officer while the Company conducts a search for a new Chief Financial Officer. Mike Short, the Company’s Chief Financial Officer, left the Company.

Bunge North America, the North American operating arm of Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) announced that it has promoted George Allard to vice president and chief financial officer. Allard replaces Todd Bastean who was promoted to chief executive officer for Bunge North America effective June 1, 2013. Allard joined Bunge in 2004 as treasurer of Bunge North America. He then served as chief financial officer for the company’s Canadian operations and for Bunge Latin America before returning to Bunge North America where he served as head of North America’s milling operations before moving to his most recent role as vice president and general manager of North America’s oils business.

Capital Insurance Group® (CIG) announced the appointment of Davis “Gray” Tyndall as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1. Tyndall will succeed retiring VP and CFO Bob Erickson. Tyndall joined CIG in 2008 as the Accounting Manager, later attaining the position of Controller and Assistant Treasurer in 2011. Prior to joining CIG, he served as the Controller and Human Resource Manager for Public Risk Underwriters.

Evolution Petroleum Corporation (NYSE MKT: EPM) announced that Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, Sterling McDonald, who will turn 65 in 2014, has informed the Company of his intention to retire pending his replacement. Mr. McDonald has served as CFO and Treasurer since 2003 and was the second employee hired by the Company.

Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) announced the appointment of Brian R. Dickman as Chief Financial Officer and Secretary, effective on February 11, 2014. Alan D. Maximiuk, the Company’s current Chief Financial Officer, will remain with the Company as Vice President, Finance & Accounting. Dickman most recently served as a Director in the Real Estate Investment Banking Group at RBC Capital Markets. Mr. Dickman previously held similar positions at Lehman Brothers and Barclays.

Blyth, Inc. (NYSE: BTH) announced that William C. Looney has been named Chief Financial Officer of PartyLite, its direct seller of candles and accessories for the home. Mr. Looney joined PartyLite in 2003 as Vice President, Worldwide Finance and, in September of 2008, was promoted to Senior Vice President, Worldwide Finance. Prior to joining PartyLite, Looney was the U.S. Controller for Serono, Inc. He also held a number of senior finance positions with The Gillette Company from 1990 to 2002.

Marinus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced the election of Edward F. Smith to serve as Chief Financial Officer. He was previously Chief Financial Officer of PolyMedix, Inc. and held positions of increasing responsibility at InKine Pharmaceutical, until its acquisition by Salix Pharmaceuticals, and in public accounting, most recently in the audit practice at Deloitte.

Pericom Semiconductor Corporation (NASDAQ: PSEM) announced that it has appointed James B. Boyd to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Boyd spent three years as chief financial officer for Silicon Storage Technology. Prior to that, Mr. Boyd spent seven years as chief financial officer of ESS Technology. Earlier, he was chief financial officer for Gatefield Corporation.

AmeraMex International, Inc. (PINK: AMMX) named Kevin Atkin as its chief financial officer and a member of its board of directors. Mr. Atkin has been working with AmeraMex International as a financial consultant since September 2013. Before joining AmeraMex International, Atkin was the president of Strategic Partners Global Solutions, LLC. He began his career in 1986 with Bank of America. Prior to Strategic Partners Global Solutions, he held the positions of financial director, CFO and general manager, COO and treasurer and director of finance and operations for a number of companies with locations on the West Coast.

Telx® announced that John Abbot has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Abbot joins Telx from Insight Communications, where he served as Executive Vice President and CFO. After working with Insight on its IPO as a banker, he joined the company as CFO in 2004. Prior to Insight, John worked for 12 years as an investment banker at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs.

New Relic announced that Sarah Friar, Chief Financial Officer and Operations Lead at Square, has joined the software analytics company’s Board of Directors. Friar also held held roles at salesforce.com, Goldman Sachs and McKinsey & Company.

Planet Payment, Inc. (NASDAQ: PLPM) announced that the Company has appointed Robert J. Cox as Chief Operating Officer of the Company. Mr. Cox will also continue in his role as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Cox has served as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer since November 2009 and will continue to serve in such roles following his appointment as Chief Operating Officer. From June 2009 to November 2009, Mr. Cox served as the Chief Financial Officer of Harris Interactive, Inc. From 2001 to May 2009, Mr. Cox served as the Chief Financial Officer of DealerTrack Holdings, Inc. He began his career as a Certified Public Accountant in the audit practice at KPMG LLP.

Reterro, Inc. announced that Martin Gardner has joined the Company’s executive leadership team as its Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gardner most recently served as Corporate Controller for Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated. Prior to his tenure at Erickson, Mr. Gardner served as Vice President of Finance for McCormick and Schmick’s Management Group. He also held senior financial management positions in the semiconductor industry with Lexar, Inc., and Mattson Technology, Inc.

Town Sports International Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CLUB) announced the promotion of Daniel Gallagher from Chief Financial Officer to President and Chief Operating Officer. Mr. Gallagher will continue to serve as Chief Financial Officer until the Company appoints a successor. Mr. Gallagher joined the Company in 1999 and has served as Chief Financial Officer of the Company since March 2008.

EmployBridge announced the appointment of Shawn Poole to the role of President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Poole joined Career Blazers, the predecessor of EmployBridge, in July 1999 and served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial and Accounting Officer and Secretary. Prior to joining Career Blazers, Poole was the Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Randstad North America. Additionally, he has held positions as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer of American Studios Inc. and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Carolina Freight Corporation.

Torrington Savings Bank announced that Lesa A. Vanotti, previously Vice President and Controller of the Bank, has taken over the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Vanotti has worked at Torrington Savings Bank since 1996 when she joined the bank as an Accounting Assistant. She has held various roles since then, including her most recent post as Vice President and Controller.

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) announced that Jonathan M. Peacock, executive vice president and chief financial officer, is leaving Amgen to pursue broader career opportunities. Peacock is expected to remain employed with the company until May to assist with the transition. Michael A. Kelly, an 11-year Amgen veteran, has been named acting CFO. Since joining Amgen in 2003, he has served in a number of executive finance assignments, including five years as chief accounting officer and more recently as CFO for international commercial operations. Prior to joining Amgen, Kelly had finance roles at Tanox, Biogen and Monsanto Life Sciences.

JBT Corporation (NYSE: JBT) announced that Brian A. Deck will join the Company as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective February 3, 2014. Ron Mambu, the Company’s current Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, had earlier announced his intent to retire and will remain with the Company through March to ensure a smooth transition. Deck will join JBT upon departing as Chief Financial Officer of National Material L.P. Prior to National Material, Brian was Vice President of Finance and Treasurer at Ryerson Inc. Prior to his service with Ryerson, Brian had increasing responsibilities with GE Capital, Bank One (now JPMorgan Chase & Co.), and Cole Taylor Bank.

Infinity Augmented Reality, Inc. (OTC: ALSO) announced that it has hired Ortal Zanzuri as its new CFO. Ms. Zanzuri comes from her most recent position as Corporate Controller for Pointer Telocation Ltd. In addition to her role at Pointer Telocation, Ms. Zanzuri served as controller at Retalix Ltd (RTLX). She also served as a Senior Accountant at Ernst & Young, and honed her craft as a trainee at Deloitte Brightman Almagor. Prior to entering into the world of finance, Ms. Zanzuri served four years with the Israeli Air Force. Ms. Zanzuri is replacing former CFO, Josh Yifat.

Algeco/Scotsman Holding S.à r.l. announced that Stephen Bishop will be appointed Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Algeco Scotsman effective as of January 15, 2014. It is anticipated that he will also be elected to Algeco Scotsman’s Board of Managers soon after such date. Mr. Bishop will succeed Thomas Kloster who will resign as Chief Financial Officer and from the Board of Managers effective as of January 15, 2014, to pursue other opportunities. Mr. Bishop was most recently CFO and COO of SeaCube Container Leasing Ltd. Prior to joining SeaCube, Mr. Bishop was CFO and EVP of Greatwide Logistics Services from 2007 to 2009, GeoLogistics Corp. from 2004 to 2007 and NetJets, Inc. from 1998 to 2004.

International Commercial Television, Inc. (OTC: ICTL) announced that our Board of Directors has appointed Ryan LeBon as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. LeBon joined the Company in June of 2013 as the Company’s Director of Financial Reporting. Prior to joining the Company, Mr. LeBon had over nine years of experience with Deloitte & Touche LLP, as an Audit Manager primarily serving SEC registrants, and as a Controller with General Electric. Richard Ransom, the previous Chief Financial Officer, continues as President of the Company.

The Hignell Companies has named Mike Rossman as the new Chief Financial Officer. Mike Rossman has been serving as the Director of Project and Investor Development for the past 18 months. After 9 years of service at The Hignell Companies, current CFO Vito Mule’ will be leaving the company for another opportunity.

Fred’s Inc. (NASDAQ: FRED) announced that it is promoting Jerry Shore to the position of Chief Operating Officer. Shore also will continue his responsibilities as Chief Financial Officer.

Global Geophysical Services, Inc. (NYSE: GGS) announced the appointments of Mathew Verghese to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer and Sean Gore to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Verghese has served as the Company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer since he joined Global in March 2009. Succeeding Mr. Verghese in the role of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer is Sean Gore who most recently served as the Company’s Vice President, Corporate Development and Treasurer. Mr. Gore joined Global in October 2012. Before joining Global, Mr. Gore served as Chief Financial Officer for Aperio Energy Partners, LLC. During the period from 2005 through 2010, Mr. Gore was Vice President, Strategy and Development for U.S. Concrete. From 1995 through 2004, Mr. Gore served in various financial and operational capacities with Petroleum Geo-Services ASA, where in his last role he served as the Vice President Corporate Controller & Business Development.

Citrix Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: CTXS) announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Mark B. Templeton is taking a temporary leave of absence for family reasons. David J. Henshall, Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Operations, will serve as Acting CEO during Mr. Templeton’s absence. Mr. Templeton will remain on the Citrix Board of Directors. Henshall joined Citrix in 2003. Most recently, Henshall served as Chief Financial Officer of Rational Software Corporation, a software company acquired by IBM in 2003. He previously held financial management positions at Cypress Semiconductor Corp. and Samsung Semiconductor Corp.

The ADT Corporation (NYSE: ADT) announced that Michael Geltzeiler will join the company as its chief financial officer. Geltzeiler is currently the chief financial officer and group executive vice president at NYSE Euronext. Prior to joining NYSE Euronext five years ago, Geltzeiler served as president for school and educational services at the Reader’s Digest Association, and was the organization’s chief financial officer and senior vice president from 2001 to 2007. He also served as chief financial officer of marketing services, corporate controller and chief financial officer for the EMEA region at ACNielsen Corporation, and in a variety of senior finance positions both in the United States and abroad at Dun & Bradstreet.

Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN) announced that Stephane Biehler is joining Morningstar as chief financial officer. Biehler has served as chief accounting officer and corporate controller for NYSE Euronext since 2007. Biehler worked for Archipelago Holdings in Chicago as corporate controller from 2004 to 2006 and joined NYSE Group in 2006 as controller when the firms merged. He started his career at Deloitte, where he worked for nine years.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (NASDAQ: GT) announced that executive vice president and chief financial officer Darren R. Wells has been named president of Goodyear’s Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) business unit. Laura K. Thompson, vice president of finance, North America, will succeed Wells as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Wells has been Goodyear’s executive vice president and CFO since October, 2008. Previously, he served as senior vice president of finance and strategy and, prior to that, senior vice president, business development and treasurer. Wells joined Goodyear as vice president and treasurer in August 2002. Thompson has been vice president of finance for the company’s North American business since 2011.

CareCloud announced that it has hired R. Scott Lentzas its new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prior to joining CareCloud, he served as CFO of Aprima Medical Software, Inc., PracticeOne, Inc., and Picis, Inc., as well as COO of Streamline, Inc. He is currently an advisory board member to WorkersCount, Inc. and Cyber Holdings, Inc. Mr. Lentz began his career in the military, serving six years as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Coast Guard.

The Walton Group of Companies announced the appointment of Robert Laak as Chief Financial Officer for Walton Development and Management (WDM). Mr. Laak most recently served as Corporate Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions, for Meritage Homes Corporation. Mr. Laak also served as Corporate Vice President for Finance at Meritage where he led company real estate and joint venture financing activities.

Osmotica Pharmaceutical Corp. announced the appointment of Kenneth Gayron as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Osmotica, Ken was Vice President and Treasurer of Sensus. Prior to becoming a Corporate Financial Officer, Ken was an Executive Director with UBS Investment Bank and CIBC World Markets. Previously, Ken also served as Treasurer of Nuance Communications.

Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced that it has named Robert L. “Skipp” Swayze as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Swayze was most recently the Chief Financial Officer of Dallas-based Gardere Wynne & Sewell, where he served from 2006 to 2013. Before that, he served in a variety of finance and management functions for Fulbright & Jaworski, Perkins Coie, Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich (today part of DLA Piper) and Baker & McKenzie.

Florida East Coast Industries announced the addition of Jason Bewley as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of All Aboard Florida. Mr. Bewley was Vice President of Corporate Finance for World Fuel Services. Previously, Mr. Bewley was Senior Director of Finance and Investor Relations for AirTran Airways and a member of the finance management team at Universal Orlando.

Akebia Therapeutics announced that it has appointed Jason A. Amello as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Amello previously served as Executive Vice President, CFO and Treasurer of ZIOPHARM Oncology and as Senior Vice President, Corporate Controller and Chief Accounting Officer of Genzyme Corporation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Amello spent 10 years in the business advisory and assurance practice of Deloitte.

ZS Pharma announced that Todd Creech has joined the company as chief financial officer. Prior to joining ZS Pharma, Creech was CFO and vice president of business development at Sarcode Biosciences prior to its acquisition by Shire Pharmaceuticals in August 2013. Previously, Creech was CFO of Sirion Therapeutics. Earlier in his career, Creech worked at NovaQuest. Prior to that, he co-founded Centice. Additionally, Creech has more than 10 years of experience consulting with biotech and high-tech companies while employed at SRI International and Andersen Consulting.

DCB Financial Corp. (OTC: DCBF) announced the appointment of J. Daniel Mohr as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mohr most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Alliance Financial Corporation since 2006. Prior to 2006, he served in various executive-level positions with Partners Trust Financial Group, Inc. In addition to his banking experience, he also served as a Senior Auditor with KPMG, LLC.

American DG Energy Inc. (NYSE: ADGE) announced the appointment of Jesse T. Herrick to the position of Chief Financial Officer at American DG Energy and EuroSite Power Inc. Prior to joining American DG Energy, Mr. Herrick served as Managing Director at Scarsdale Equities LLC, and previously held a senior equity analyst position for Merriman Capital. Mr. Herrick previously worked as an engineer for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and ATK Space Systems.

IDEXX Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ: IDXX) announced the appointment of Brian McKeon to serve as the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective January 1, 2014. McKeon will join the Company after having spent the past six years as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at Iron Mountain. Prior to joining Iron Mountain in April 2007, McKeon served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at The Timberland Company, a position he held from March 2000 to April 2007. Prior to joining Timberland, he held several finance and strategic planning positions with PepsiCo, Inc., from 1991 to 2000, serving most recently as Vice President, Finance at Pepsi-Cola, North America. Prior to joining PepsiCo, McKeon worked as a strategy consultant with the Alliance Consulting group and as an auditor with Coopers & Lybrand. McKeon has served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company since July 2003. In his Board capacity, he served as Chair of the Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee. In connection with his appointment as Chief Financial Officer of the Company, McKeon has resigned as a member of the Company’s Audit Committee and Compensation Committee, effective October 11, 2013, and has resigned from the Board of Directors effective upon

Axion Power International, Inc. (OTC: AXPW) announced the appointment of Stephen Graham as Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He succeeds Charles Trego, who resigned for personal reasons and was elected to the Board of Directors by the shareholders at the Annual Shareholder Meeting on September 26. Mr. Graham was most recently Executive and Financial Consultant with CMF Associates LLC. During his tenure with CMF (2012-2013) he served as Interim CFO for a renewable energy company, and acted as onsite due diligence officer for the private equity firm that provided the company’s financing. Prior to his service at CMF, Mr. Graham was with Associated Materials LLC from 2009 to 2012. His tenure with this $1.2 billion building materials company included the positions of Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary and Chief Financial Officer. He served at Wastequip Inc from 2008 to 2009 as CFO. From 2001 to 2008, he was Executive Vice President and CFO of Shiloh Industries. Prior to that he held positions at Republic Technologies International Inc., Dura Automotive Systems Inc., Truck Components Inc., and Grand & Toy Ltd. He began his career in 1982 at Magna International.

Newfield Exploration Company (NYSE: NFX) announced that Terry W. Rathert, a Newfield founder and the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), will retire in 2014, after more than 25 years with the Company. The company intends to appoint Lawrence S. Massaro to succeed Rathert as Executive Vice President and CFO effective November 11, 2013. Rathert will serve as special advisor through August 2014, assisting during this transitional period. Massaro has been a member of Newfield’s management team since March 2011 as Vice President, Corporate Development. Prior to joining Newfield, he was a Managing Director at JP Morgan in its oil and gas investment banking group. He has held a number of management and professional positions at various companies including Amerada Hess and British Petroleum.

Affinia Group Inc. has named Steve Klueg chief financial officer as veteran CFO Thomas Madden announces his plans to retire December 31, 2013. Steve Klueg comes to Affinia from his post as chief financial officer of ReCommunity Recycling. He additionally served as vice president and treasurer for World Fuel Services Corp. He also held assistant treasurer positions at Ingersoll-Rand and SPX Corporation

Dice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: DHX) announced that John Roberts has today joined the company as Chief Financial Officer, succeeding Michael Durney who became the Company’s President and CEO on September 30, 2013. Most recently, from 2011 Mr. Roberts served as Chief Financial Officer of BrightLine. Earlier in his career, he was a key leader in scaling the operational and financial performance as the CFO of Right Media, which was ultimately sold to Yahoo!, and served as the Chief Financial Officer of two public companies, Arbinet-thexchange, Inc. from 2004 to 2006 and Razorfish, Inc. from 2000 to 2003. Mr. Roberts started his career with PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where he served for more than a decade ultimately becoming an Audit Partner.

AppDynamics, Inc. announced that Walter Berger, recent CFO of IBM-acquired SoftLayer, has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, Walter was CFO of SoftLayer, which was acquired by IBM earlier this year. Prior to that, he has been CFO of Leap Wireless, CBS Radio, Emmis Communications and LG&E Energy.

Apigee announced that Steve Valenzuela has joined the company as chief financial officer (CFO). Valenzuela joins Apigee from Citrix, where he served as vice president of finance and operations for the mobile platforms group. Prior to Citrix, Steve was CFO at Zenprise, where he played a key leadership role in the successful sale and integration of Zenprise into Citrix. He also served as CFO for Rainmaker Systems, and as CFO of PlanetRx. Before this, Steve was the CFO of LinkExchange, which was acquired by Microsoft. Earlier, Steve held financial leadership roles at Tandem Computers, Atari and Intel.

AllSector Technology Group, Inc. announced the appointment of Stephen Walsh to chief financial officer. Walsh comes to AllSector from Visiting Nurse Service of New York, where he served for 15 years — most recently as director of IT finance. Prior experience includes PharMerica, Inc., Olsten-Kimberly Quality Care, and United Hospital.

Echo Automotive, Inc. (OTC: ECAU) announced that Todd Lawson has been appointed Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Echo Automotive, Mr. Lawson served as Chief Financial Officer for SNTech, Inc. Previously, Mr. Lawson was Vice President of Finance at 41st Parameter. Mr. Lawson also served as CFO of Vcommerce Corporation, and held senior financial positions at Primarion and Vivid Semiconductor. He began his career at Ernst & Young LLP.

Spherix Incorporated (NASDAQ: SPEX) announced that it has hired Michael Pollack to serve as its Interim Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Pollack is currently a partner at KBL, LLP and serves as the head of its Corporate Finance Group and Public Company Reporting Group.

Harvard Bioscience, Inc. (NASDAQ: HBIO) has hired Robert E. Gagnon as Chief Financial Officer, effective as of the date of HBIO’s planned spin-off of Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc., or HART, which is anticipated to be November 1, 2013, or the Distribution Date. From October 23, 2013 until the Distribution Date, Mr. Gagnon will initially serve as HBIO’s Executive Vice President – Finance. Mr. Gagnon was recently Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Clean Harbors, Inc. (NYSE:CLH). Prior to this, he served in progressive executive positions at Biogen Idec, Inc. Earlier, he worked in a variety of senior positions at Deloitte & Touche, LLP, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Thomas McNaughton, who has served as Harvard Bioscience’s Chief Financial Officer since November 2008, will resign from that position effective as of the Distribution Date to retain the role of Chief Financial Officer at Harvard Apparatus Regenerative Technology, Inc. (“HART”).

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings (LabCorp®) (NYSE: LH) announced that Brad Hayes, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, plans to retire in 2014. The Company expects that Brad will continue in his capacity as CFO through the first half of 2014, unless a successor is named and the transition is completed before that time.

Chemung Canal Trust Company (CCTC) announced that Karl F. Krebs has joined the bank’s management team as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer. Mr. Krebs was also appointed Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Chemung Financial Corporation (NASDAQ: CHMG), CCTC’s parent company. Mr. Krebs began his career in 1982 and most recently served as Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer of Financial Institutions Inc./Five Star Bank, in Warsaw, NY. He is a Board Member of the Buffalo Museum of Science and a past member of the Board of Trustees of the New York State Bankers Retirement System, where he also served on the group’s Investment Committee. During his banking career he has held management positions at: Goldome Bank, Key Corp, National City and HSBC before joining Financial Institutions/Five Star.

Verengo Inc. announced that Michael Hansen has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Hansen worked for six years as the Divisional Vice President of Finance for Smith’s Interconnect. More recently Hansen was CFO of RAE Systems Inc., where he helped in the successful sale of that company to Honeywell.

AquaMost, Inc. announced the appointment of Mark Henrickson as Chief Operating Officer. Henrickson has served as the company’s Chief Financial Officer since March 2012, will continue in his CFO role as well. Prior to joining AquaMost as Chief Financial Officer, Henrickson spent four years at Broadwind Energy, Inc., most recently as Director of Finance. Earlier in his career, Henrickson was an equity research analyst at Robert W. Baird & Co; he began his career at Deloitte.

CSM Corporation has named Chris Fodor chief financial officer for the real estate development and management company. Ms. Fodor was previously the highly successful vice president & chief accounting officer for CSM Corporation. Prior to joining CSM Corporation, Ms. Fodor served in the role of principle for Entero, one of Minnesota’s top IT and Finance staffing firms. She also held the title of senior director financial planning and analysis for Buffets, Inc., of Minneapolis.